The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
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me hAnd."
Mickey started up with an exclamation Of
grief and surprise.
"oh. 70 needn't DO Vaughn your jaws at tn
mother that raised 70 up and fed 70 since ye
were no bigeer'n tn little cat itsel. know
phwat's best fur 70. me BY. an cats Is no good
on'y fur Z be me-owih' around on the hnce
whin dncent folks ia in bed these cowld nights
Now, Mickey. avic. be good = yersel'. an don't
be w'inin' about q m'asely cat as has Heas an
is on'y good fur lappin' milk an scratchin' at
tn back dure. Hasen't ye tn crow an tn billy
goat T. play wild 2 Ye wouldn't be havin' as foine
fun wild scrnwny cat as 70 wud wild q fine
billy goat wild his wicked horns an tn divil's
eyes In his head bad luck to him The first
chance I'll be havin' I'll soil him. too. 80 will,
glory be e God. I'd hav' him sold this twel'
month on'y livery wun IL aboard " his dirty
thricks, 30 they are. Av I had that goat on tn
limo kill I'd shove him of 90 would. an him
fallin' on tn rocks below an smashing him
into little bits no bigRern buckwate."
This TRADE against his pets had no effect
upon Mickey He had heard It 80 often that It
passed through his mind like water through
o sieve. How to recover the cat was what
troubled him. She had been In his possession
only about one month. but during that time he
had learned to regard her with great deal of
affection. The genealogy Of the cat WAS I'M
known to little Mike. He didn't know whether
the cat had Tapped warm milk before a cosey
kitchen fire, or had boen forced out into the cold
world In her extreme youth and made to scratch
for her living in refuse heaps. All he knew OF her
early history wns that on returning homo ono
evening s, no saw Doolan.s yellow dog chase her
in his bosom. he had taken her home and
washed her muddy fur with water from the
hand basin and wiped her dry with his hand.
kerchief When he had thoroughly cleaned her
Mh he Oh eS hs sbs
was lost to him. PERHAPS foreyer: that Tor two
now. In fancy, no could hear her soft purr as
his minds eye hoW ne s .be bss nGt9d In
around her mock contrasted with the color OF
hoE I shining drn coat and he was very sorroYiul
tears t,a II the door Ind been between him and
MS mother atle5 ,aoWeyer the exigencies Of the
courage enough to ' say trsmblnely uS'eeea up
MOT MSth hn. y what was tho woman's name IS
-. Bad scran T. 70. by; shure I wouldn't hav
tn, impidence t ak her name, an she givin' me
dollar fur Woeny cat. when thare's more
seyan a On ge ay
Teddy lives on III hill for lori H. Catholic
y soold and silver. i shy nothin " Ii: crane
backs he does DO havin. more power till him.
pane s az sad Mr. Finn want
do be- be Sssk buy her back sg2n,
h e corner az she iii van Iii
En- Ssy as S SH TIC dss Il
81 Ct 81 ;s5y s%s
won't. me daddy buck" -
Then Mrs. Firms heart smote her. She saw
ss hsa s sai sSs
Nov. Mickey, me by. niver moind the cat.
das stuck in II middle. 50 viii ill., an ye can
ate II all yeIsel. widout any one akin 70 fur.
%??sh1 S3T a. H about s9 e.
Little Mike went Into the bedroom and re-
m N his eloquent . shoes: He sat on the edge
were the hours which had been cheered by the
%Ss sss @ss
hs and hsd looked hs
now at the thought Of his loss and he resolved
to start out f. search ,s q her Softly Spsnins
mother had gone out to chat With saw ne!s ss
He secured his little iron savings bank from
af 1891 Ga R
III ~ SSs'1!s;
buttoning his coat tightly up about his
tss S 9s bs oSa. sUpp a S
eyes veEo @snsions. StE lae s Curtains bshind
one Of these the lady lived was what tro M
him. hi But the easiest way out Of his dilemma.
aS tats The eaGh
bought a new cat that day. Mickey went up
the ateps Of the first house With fear and trem;;
Then . heavy step came to the door. and big
NAV SIh b gray y hsaF d2e him.
dsy !" ssIa Mickey, Wishing that he was safely
Yes, presume a great many ladies have
The door slammed in the boys face and d he
was half tempted to give up the search. His
s and at the
him that she thought the folks next door had
taking his savings bank out Of his pocket a'A
.".Yis. / think twas a white wan. wid blue
ribbon on It's s Il the
ttls an La same the door Aitsr Sris Psi
ting room and exclaimed,
Mamma, here's an Irish boy after our cat"
Bring MIN IN, Alice, said the chtld9 mother.
As Mickey stood underline radiant chandelier
in tho sitting room, with his eyes dazzled by
the light, and his tattered hat in his hand,
there was a. CLEAN OF white fur In the air. and
the lost cat lit upon his shoulder and began to
rub her damp nose against his face. Mickey
clasped her In his arms and buried his face in
her soft fur. Then he unbuttoned his vest and
placed her snugly against his bosom, with only
her head out between the buttons. He looked
around toward the door, and had made a step
In that direction, when his native manliness
him.
the little drama with moist eyes, II
amt got on'y forty cents In my bank, but II
you'll let me take my cat away wild me I'll bring |
20 tn rest o. do money soon as / gets 1t.
Drawing the iron safe from his pocket, |
Mickey dumped its contents out upon the |
marble top table and edged toward the door. |
for II his offer had been refused he would have |
run. The lady gathered up the pennies from the |
table and replaced them In the bank, together |
with liberal addition from her own pocket, |
and handed tho safe back to him. saying;
not have bought It,"
How Mickey found his way out into the street |
he could not tell but when he came to his |
senses he was running down the Old Point |
road yelling like n ComRnche Indian.
When Mrs. Finn went Into her sons room |
1oxt morning to wake him she saw his pct |
,urled up In q little hoap on his pillow.
oh, mushal Shure that b'ys afther stra-
,aiCin' around in TIL night an brtngin' hack